The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Georgia Chapter (LLS) received several national awards at the Annual LLS Enterprise Conference in July. Representatives from the Georgia Chapter traveled to Orlando, Florida for the Conference to accept the honors.
Nonprofit Organization, Helping Mamas, brought back the famed, cast-member attended Ultimate Bachelor Viewing Party, Monday, August 19, 2019, for the third year in a row filled with Bachelors and bubbles. The viewing party was center around a fiery episode of Bachelor in Paradise, with cast members mingling and answering a fan-fueled Q&A.
On Saturday, September 7, Eastside Medical Center will host “Crush the Crisis,” an opioid take back event. Law enforcement officers from the Snellville Police Department will be on-site to assist with the collection and disposal of unused medications from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
At its August 15, 2019, regular meeting, the Gwinnett County Board of Education approved a change to its student discipline code in an effort to clarify the district's policy regarding the possession and/or sale of cannabis in Gwinnett County public schools in light of the passage of the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, which was signed into law on May 10. The new changes specifically identify cannabis as a prohibited substance in Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS).
Eastside Medical Center is pleased to welcome John Hoover as the hospital’s new chief operating officer (COO). John comes to Eastside by way of HCA Healthcare’s Wesley Healthcare system in Wichita, Kan. where he served as the vice president of operations. John brings over 10 years of extensive healthcare experience to Eastside where he will oversee hospital operations.
At its regular monthly meeting on August 15, 2019, the Gwinnett County Board of Education appointed Dr. Tommy Welch, principal of Meadowcreek High School, as the district’s Chief Equity and Compliance Officer.